- KTH1983 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Jug) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-82
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Jug. Conical neck. Flaring rim with curved outside face and somewhat point rim. One handle. Slip brushed lightly around wide part of rim and dripping downward.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Southern Argolid LRA2 fabric. Very pale reddish brown fabric, fired consistently slightly more pale at surface. Hard, slightly granular. Occasional, small, subangular, lime inclusions; rare, small, subrounded, dark (red and black?) bits; frequent golden micaceous flakes and glistening bits at surface. Orangish red, matte, thin slip. Smoothing lines on exterior.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve 33% of rim and small part of uppermost neck, with trace of upper attachment of one handle. Slip, sparse abrasion and minor chipping along lip; worn breaks; widespread, thin patches of encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.021
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.07
- Wall thickness
- 0.00634
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 7.5YR 7/3
- Drawing
-
- Photograph
-
- Photograph
-
-
“KTH1983 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Jug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1983>
